Mavericks eliminated from playoff race after sitting players in must-win game

• Mavs rested five players in must-win game to save draft pick
• Dallas eliminated from field after all-in deal for Kyrie Irving
• All of NBA's Texas teams miss playoffs for first time in 43 years

Coby White scored 24 points and the short-handed Chicago Bulls rallied past the depleted Mavericks 115-112 on Friday night, eliminating Dallas from play-in contention a year after the club reached the Western Conference finals.

Dallas coach Jason Kidd said before the game an organizational decision" was made to limit Luka Doncic to the first quarter while sitting fellow All-Star Kyrie Irving and four other regulars before the club was eliminated from the postseason.